Oct 18, 2025
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On behalf of the bandeswehr, Netma has final contracts with eurojecter and eurojet turbo to acquire the jeffere of jetles 5 and 52. The aircraft is scheduled to be delivered between 2031 and 2034.
On October 15, the EbeTO company of NATMA (NATO Eustaofighter & Tornado) signed a contract with Euroijet Turbo Gmbh for Carroofighter and Euroofighter Jagd.The volume is around €3.75 billion.The budget committee of Bunkeg Bank Germany had previously announced the amount on October 8.
Eurofighter GmbH is a joint venture between Germany and Spain's Airbus defense and space, Leonardo and UAE Systems and represents BAE systems and four major European countries.a joint venture of four participating countries.
"This order ensures production continuity, maintains critical capabilities along the supply chain and strengthens Europe's defense capabilities for decades to come," said Eurofighter Managing Director Jorge Tamarit-Degenhardt."With an age beyond 2060, the technological capabilities of the Eurofighter jet will enable full integration into Europe's future air combat environment."
Four components in a fence
The contract consists of four contracts: the supply of 20 Eurofighter airframes, the supply of 52 engines, the supply of spare and replacement parts and the elimination of obsolescence.The engines are scheduled to be delivered to the Bundeswehr from 2029 and the aircraft from 2031. Deliveries are scheduled for 2033 (engines) or around 2034. To be completed.Obsolete removal.Alongside ongoing production, this is the only agreement involving three other Eurofighter fighter nations (Italy, Spain and the UK).
By ordering Tranche 5, the Bundeswehr fulfills the promise made by the then Chancellor Olaf Scholz to the Bundeswehr and industry in June 2024.The new Eurofighter fighters are intended to replace some of the Tornado fighters, whose service life is about to end.The production follows the continuation of production of the 38 Eurofighters ordered under the Quadriga 2020 project, which are due to be delivered soon.
To meet the demand - which includes orders from Italy (24 aircraft) and Spain (25) - production capacity must be increased. Funding for this purpose is provided through a framework agreement. The goal is to increase production to 20 aircraft per year.
New components for reconnaissance, security and ELOKA
The tranche, 5 Eurofighters, will be equipped with the latest components for intelligence, protection and electronic warfare.These include the escan radar mk1 step, infrared thermal visible flir (forward looking infrared) from Euroradar (Hensoldt / Indra) which is ready for production from mid-2025.
For self-defense, an advanced version of the Blue AIDS Subsystem (DASS) was installed on the Praetorian.A composite system of Praetorian antennas, sensors, radar and laser detectors, threats around the aircraft, conflicts can be automatically received, and threats around the aircraft In addition, from the engine, Dass Euroofter's most financially demanding requirements.
The central element for the electronic attack will be a sense of the strain sensor Unab suite with AI components Saute and Helsting, which, find and identify hadrar areas in the complex and electrical areas that increase the areas of electronic objects.
The cruise missiles AARGM (Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile) and Bull (Adaptive Targeting Unit and Robotic Ubiquitous Distribution System) are to be integrated into the Eurofighter Tranche 5 from the start.
Of the 20 aircraft, one will be exported as Instrument Equipment (IPA) and two as Industrial Production Aircraft (ISAP).The aircraft is equipped with testing technology and is used to test new parameters in real and practical conditions and release near-production machines.
Engines and parts
EuroJet Turbo supports two engines and the EJ200 Turjofan Engine (EJ200 Turjofan Engine) for Euroflight.The engine knows 60 and burns and knows the bit and knows the bit and knows the bit.Due to the redundant design, Eurofics can continue to fly even when one engine fails.The current manufacturing contract applies to the Order.
An existing contract also applies to the delivery of initial spare parts.This includes the delivery of wear parts for the initial operation of the aircraft.These include, among other things, cables, sensors, valves and hydraulic components that will be delivered with the first aircraft in 2031.
Bridge to posterity fighter aircraft
In order to eliminate old components, old components that are no longer available on the market are not continuously redeveloped. Procurement is carried out according to the scale that ensures the production of new aircraft. The four countries will share the costs based on the number of aircraft they own.
Scheduled to be operational until 2060, the Eurofighter Tranche 5 forms the bridge to the next generation of fighters, said State Secretary for Defense Jens Plotner, who attended the signing ceremony alongside a number of high-ranking Bundeswehr and industry representatives.
